Transcript Your Irvington Transcript

Updated: 2/2015
 A-F:
Ms. Velazco
 G-Lo:
Ms. Bennett
 Lu-Sa:
Ms. Mintey
 Sc-Z:
Ms. Serrano
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Counselors are available during lunch and after school for
student walk-ins.
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Face to face contact with counselors is encouraged as it is a great way
for students to get to know their counselor.
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Students can request an appointment time (by seeing their counselor
during lunch/after school or by e-mail) if the issue necessitates longer than
a brief meeting.
Where to go for additional information:
Irvington.org
Visit the Counselor’s Corner and the College and Career Center
online for answers to many frequently asked questions…
College and Career Center:
• Calendar showing upcoming
visits from college reps
• Financial aid information
• College application
information
• Career information
• Military information
• Summer opportunities
• Scholarship information
• And more!!
Irvington.org
Counselor’s Corner:
• Important announcements
• PowerPoints/ FAQs
• Resources for students struggling
academically
• Community resources
• 4 year plan
• College Planning Checklist
• Irvington course offerings
• Registration information
• Graduation reqs
• And more!
Also on Irvington.org, find club information, calendars, information
on the benchmarks (Change, WIP, QUEST) etc.
Naviance
Naviance helps with college and career planning. College/major search,
career surveys, etc.
Scroll down to find the Naviance info page.
Shmoop
Free access to -exam prep including the CAHSEE (practice tests and drills) Essay lab to help students write essays -Study guides for many subjects
To sign up:
http://www.shmoop.com/signup/fusd
magic word: ELUANT
If you came from another school or country, your transcript from your
original school needs to be evaluated by our assistant principal, Ms.
Antonacci.
Make sure everything is correct.
Review all classes and grades
Classes cannot be repeated for credit per district policy (example: 2 years of
Art 1). See your counselor if you have repeated a class to make sure you are
on track for graduation.
Work in progress
Overall GPA: All classes
from 9th through 11th. It is
not weighted.
No rank listed.
Irvington does not
rank.
Calculating your GPA
Grades are assigned point values:
A = 4 points
B = 3 points
C= 2 points
NC= 0 points
*”I” grades are temporary and are not factored into the GPA .
•Overall GPA (non-weighted): Add all semester grades on your
transcript together. Divide the total by the number of semester courses.
•Weighted GPA: Same as overall GPA but add 1 extra point for each
semester AP course or transferable college course to the total before
dividing by the number of semester courses (individual private
universities may calculate weighted GPA differently).
•UC/CSU GPA: Use only grades received in “a-g” classes from 10th and 11th
grade. Add an extra point for each semester AP course or transferable
college course (http://www.assist.org) with a maximum of 8 extra points.
GPA Calculator:
http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/gpa_calculator.asp
Req: Required
Rec: Received
In-Prog: In Progress
Credit Summary
Sched: Scheduled for
semester 2
Credits Needed
Credits at Irvington
•Students earn 5 credits per semester class.
•Most students take 6 classes per semester.
•5 credits per class X 6 classes = 30 credits
per semester / 60 credits per year
•60 credits per year X 4 years = 240 credits
•230 credits are required to
graduate
•Semester grades are the only grades listed on the
transcript.
Graduation Requirements
75
• Electives: 75 credits required. Any class taken after a subject requirement is
met is counted as an elective (Ex: Your 3rd year of science counts as an
elective)
• English: 40 credits required.
• Fine Art/World Language/CTE: You need 10 credits of a Fine Art
OR World Language OR ROP class to graduate
• Math: 30 credits required including BOTH semesters of Algebra 1
or Algebra IA AND 1B.
•PE: 20 credits required
•Science: 20 credits required
Graduation Requirements Continued
75
• Social Science: 30 credits required (world history, US history,
Gov/econ)
• Computer: Not required at Irvington, instead you are required to
have 75 elective credits
• Health: 5 credits required
Students earn 60 credits per school year. To be on track, after the
first semester of this school year, you should have:
• 200 credits if you are a 12th grader
• 140 if you are an 11th grader
• 80 if you are a 10th grader
• 30 if you are a 9th grader
Credit Recovery
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Add a 0 period (10 credits per year)
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Add a 7th period (10 credits per year)
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Adult School: Has a Fall, Winter, and Spring quarter.
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Summer School: 2 semester classes per summer
Students can take 2 classes (10 credits total) per quarter. See
your counselor to register (For 11th and 12th graders only).
(Example: world history semester 1 and world history semester 2
would be the max of 10 credits total per summer)
› You cannot use summer school to skip ELD levels.
› If you repeat an ELD level that you already passed, you will not get
credit for it.
See your counselor ASAP if you need to make-up credits.
Resources for students that are struggling
irvington.org under counseling tab
Like after school tutoring in
the career center on
Wednesdays from 2:30-4:00
find on
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Fremont Adult School’s ESL and high school
diploma program
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GED through the Fremont Adult School
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Community college
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Vocational/ Trade school /ROP
More Graduation Requirements
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Need to Pass BOTH portions of the High School
Exit Exam (CAHSEE) (Make-up tests are offered for 11th
and 12th graders that have not passed)
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Need 40 hours of community service (or 10 for
each year you are at IHS)
Service Hours
Click here to get started. Everyone needs to
create a new account. Your old info will not
work. Service hours are being transferred from
the old system beginning with 12th graders.
****New This Year**** Servicekarma.com
There is an app available. Search
Apple or Google Play:
ServiceKarma (one word)
See Mr. Lewis in rm 212 if you have
questions.
Community Colleges
• 112 campuses located throughout California (Ohlone,
DeAnza, Chabot and Mission College are the closest to
Fremont)
• Total enrollment: 2.4 million students
• Requirements: 18 years old OR have a high school
diploma
• Types of programs:
1.Complete 60 units (2 years on average) for an
AA/AS degree which can transfer to a 4 year
university (transfer to a 4 year university as a junior)
2.Vocational programs (nursing, pharmacy tech, massage
therapy, early childhood education, automotive technology,
etc.)
3.Enrichment classes and classes to develop skills
(English as a second language, computer classes, etc.)
Graduation Reqs
Versus
(4 year colleges)
UC/CSU Reqs
What are the main differences?
4 Years of English (ELD
counts)
4 Years of English (only ELD
3 counts)
Health
PE
Algebra 1 + 20 more
credits of math
Fine Art OR World Language
Algebra 1, Geometry, and
Algebra 2 (minimum)
Fine Art AND World Language
(Digital Drawing, Arts Spectrum,
Social Dance and Culinary Arts
are NOT fine art classes)
CAHSEE
SAT or ACT
(Collegeboard.com or ACT.org
to sign up and for more info)
California College Systems
Types of Colleges
Community
Colleges
California State
Universities (CSU)
University of
California (UC)
Independent
Colleges
Campuses
133: Ohlone, De
Anza, Chabot, Las
Positas, San Jose
City, Evergreen,
Foothill, etc.
23 CSUs: East Bay,
San Jose State, San
Francisco, Monterey
Bay, Sonoma, Los
Angeles, etc.
10 UCs: Berkeley,
Davis, San Francisco,
Irvine, Santa Barbara,
Los Angeles, Merced,
Santa Cruz, San
Diego, Riverside
76 members:
Stanford, University
of Santa Clara,
University of San
Francisco, Mills
College, University
of the Pacific, etc.
Note: UC San Francisco
is a medical center and
currently is not providing
bachelor degrees.
Websites
www.cccco.edu
www.cccapply.org
www.calstate.edu
www.csumentor.edu
www.universityofcali
fornia.edu
www.aiccu.edu
www.californiacolleg
es.edu
Nature of
programs
Two-Year Schools
1. Complete courses
for the first 2
years of a
bachelor’s degree
transferable to UC
and CSU
2. Vocational
programs
3. Enrichment and
job skills classes
Four-Year Schools
with Graduate
Programs
1. Various majors
and programs
2. Bachelor’s
degrees
3. Master’s degrees
4. Teaching
credentials
Four-Year Schools
with Graduate
Programs
1. Various majors
and programs
2. Bachelor’s
degrees
3. Master’s degrees
4. Doctorate and
Professional
degrees
Two and Four-Year
Schools, some with
Graduate Programs
Various majors and
academic programs
are offered at each
campus. Check
college websites or
catalogues.
California College Systems Continued
Types of Colleges
Community
Colleges
California State
Universities (CSU)
University of
California (UC)
Independent
Colleges
Freshmen
Requirements
No subject
requirements. Must
be a high school
graduate or 18 years
of age.
See slide on a-g
requirements.
See slide on a-g
requirements.
Requirements vary
by school. Check
college websites or
catalogues.
Some programs have
pre-requisite
requirements. Check
college websites or
catalogues.
Tests
Math and English
assessment tests are
required for new
students in order to
be placed at the
correct skill level.
These tests are not used
to exclude students. Tests
are given after an
application is submitted,
usually followed by an
orientation, counseling,
and enrollment into
classes.
ACT (writing section
not required)
ACT plus writing
or
or
SAT Reasoning Test
SAT Reasoning Test
ELM- Entry Level
Math Test
EPT- English
Placement Test (These
tests are not used for
admission purposes)
Recommended: Certain
SAT Subject tests are
recommended for certain
majors. Check with
interested colleges for
specific information.
Some schools may
require the SAT
Reasoning Test or
ACT plus writing
and/or SAT Subject
Tests. Check college
websites or
catalogues for
specific test
requirements.
Helpful college websites:
www.csumentor.edu CSU Website
www.universityofcalifornia.edu UC Website
http://www.cappex.com/ college entrance rates
and college searches
http://ucop.edu/doorways/ Irvington’s list of
classes that meet UC/CSU admission
requirements